Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-24
To the Governor.
MR. FULLER RESIGNS HIS COMMISSION AS A
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

From the Rockland Courier Gazette.
DEAR GovERNoR Permit me to return
your herewith my commission as Justice of
the Peace. 1t has yet year or more to
run, but gentlemen who have learned of
my marvellous success in the east having
sought me out and engaged me to carry on
the gigantic banking interests of Kansas,
the commission becomes, as you might
say, obsolete.
The commission was issued to me by Mr..
Plaisted when he was governor. Repos-
ing. Mr. Plaisted said, special confidence
in my judgment ability and integrity, he
issued this commission for the term of
seven years and trusted | would not abuse
the authority with which thus became in
vested.
was proud to have Mr.. Plaisted ex-
press SO high an opinion of my virtues,
for up to that moment we had been we'll
nigh total strangers.
But | suppose he had heard of me,
You will find, dear Governor, upon re
ferring to the document herewith returned,
Mr.. Plaisted's candid testimony to my in
trinsc worth, carefully printed in script
type, together with the information that
said commission was issued by and with
the advice and consent of the executive
council"
You will recall, dear Governor, that
while Mr.. Plaisted was in the chair he
rarely if ever did anything without the
advice and consent of the executive coun-
Gil" And he seldom if ever went aStray.
There NAV have been moments when he
was tempted to essay some action contrary
to the advice and consent of the executive
council aforesaid, but later his better
judgment would prevail and he would let
nature take her course
Being well yerSed in the political history
of our state ! make no doubt you will I'M
der>tand these sly little illusions of mine.
There are some things Mr. PlaiSted did
As governor that he never can be sorry for,
and signing this commission which you
will please fined pinned to the upper left
hand corner Of this letter. must be one of
them. Mr. Plaisted is not governor. But
that is no fault of his. Let us not think
any the less of him for that,
do not think ever have abused the
power vested in me by this commission.
Since | have been Justice of the Peace
some of our oldest and most reliable citi-
Zcns have come to me and said that there
has been more peace in RoCkland than they
ever knew before. early made up my
mind that there would be peace even If
had TO lick somebody 10 obtain il, and that
course | have >tcrnly adhered to.
Bv virtue of the authority vested in me
by this bit Of alleged parchment | have at
times united persons of the opposite sexes
in the government bonds of wedlock. For
marrying people with neatncs> and dis
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